Head of Tech

Get AI-powered advice on this job and more exclusive features.Solliciteer snel Er wordt een groot aantal sollicitanten verwacht voor de hieronder beschreven functie, wacht niet met het versturen van uw cv. Company Description Ever dreamt of working for a top-notch creative agency, with award winning work across global brands and a transformative new model centered around creativity and data? About LeGarage Part Of LePub Le Pub/Publicis Italy is one of the most admired creative forces in the world ("#1 Creative Agency in World" - Adweek 2022, "#2 Creative Agency in the World" at Cannes 2022, "Most Effective Ad in the World" - Kantar 2021), combining best-in-class creativity, inventiveness, and technology expertise with creatively ambitious clients. We believe that brands can no longer merely communicate with consumers — they must earn a place in people's daily lives by delivering real value. Le Pub is obsessed with creating innovative experiences that matter enough to live in culture. Fueled by rich global data and powered by world-class creativity, Le Pub is Where Brands Meet Culture. LeGarage is Le Pub's global innovation & experience practice — designing future-facing products, connected ecosystems, and brand experiences that connect brands with growth audiences. We work at the intersection of creativity, technology and culture, scaling our practice across 9 global hubs. The Role As Head of Tech & AI, you will architect the technical vision behind LeGarage's most ambitious experiences — from AI-enabled platforms and digital ecosystems to physical-digital brand experiences and connected products. You are the technical leader of the practice: setting the technology strategy, supervising the end‐to‐end technical delivery, enabling AI adoption, and guiding both clients and internal teams through complex, future‐facing builds. You'll work closely with the Global Head of LeGarage, Creative Technology, UX/UI, and external partners to push the boundaries of what tech can enable for global brands. Responsibilities Technical Vision & Architecture Define the technology strategy across digital experiences, platforms, apps, connected products, and AI initiatives. Architect scalable technical ecosystems, ensuring interoperability across brand, product, CRM, data and commerce touchpoints. Translate innovation concepts into technically sound solutions, R&D proposals, and MVP roadmaps. AI Leadership & Enablement Lead the AI and machine learning strategy across LeGarage projects. Identify AI opportunities across consumer experience, content, operations, and creativity. Guide clients on AI maturity, ethics, feasibility, and implementation pathways. Work with internal teams to deploy AI agents, personalised experiences, recommendation systems, or generative models. Tech Delivery Leadership Oversee technical scoping, feasibility assessment, and build‐partner selection. Supervise end‐to‐end delivery across development, integration, QA, and optimisation. Ensure reliability, scalability, and data‐compliance across all tech solutions. Partner with engineering teams and external vendors (development studios, AI partners, hardware teams). Innovation & Creative Technology Work hand‐in‐hand with creative and strategy teams to invent new tech‐enabled brand experiences. Lead prototyping sprints, POCs, and emerging technology workstreams. Explore and test new technologies (e.g., spatial computing, wearables, sensors, IoT, Smart Venues, AR, AI copilots). Build internal frameworks, playbooks, and accelerators that push the practice forward. Client & Stakeholder Leadership Act as senior tech advisor to CMOs, CTOs, Chief Digital Officers, and Innovation Directors. Translate complex tech topics into simple, inspiring narratives. Bring clarity to ambiguous asks, helping clients make fast and smart decisions. Present and defend technical solutions at senior forums and global workshops. Global Practice Building Shape the tech & AI capability across LeGarage's 9 global hubs. Mentor and develop a distributed team of developers, engineers, data specialists, and creative technologists. Establish technical standards, governance, and QA frameworks. Build a network of best‐in‐class partners across AI, engineering, data science, product development, and hardware. Qualifications You In a Nutshell A hands‐on technical leader with a strong hybrid mindset — part architect, part innovator, part educator, part futurist. Must‐haves 8–15+ years in engineering, digital product development, or creative technology. Strong experience architecting complex digital ecosystems, platforms, or AI‐powered products. Ability to bridge commercial, creative, and technical conversations. Fluency in cloud architecture, API ecosystems, integration patterns, and data models. Strong understanding of AI/ML technologies, generative AI, agents, and personalization frameworks. Experience supervising external development partners and internal multidisciplinary teams. Excellent communication skills — able to simplify complexity for non‐technical stakeholders. Nice‐to‐haves Experience with connected hardware, IoT, or sensor‐based experiences. Background in creative technology or experimentation labs. Experience in large‐scale global programs with multiple agencies and tech stacks.Familiarity with CI/CD, DevOps, MLOps, and modern engineering workflows. What Makes This Role Unique Architect tech & AI for some of the world's most creative brands. Work across a rare mix of digital, physical, and AI‐powered experiences. Lead the technical backbone of global flagship projects like Clinker, HEX, Orbit, and next‐gen consumer ecosystems. Help shape and scale a global innovation practice inside one of the most awarded creative networks in the world. Additional Information What we offer A competitive salary, a laptop, phone, and travel expense reimbursement. The opportunity to (continue to) develop yourself and the option to take courses/workshops. A super 'gezellig' (if you know you know) office where you can bring your dog Hybrid working, with work‐from‐home days coordinated with your team members. The Work Your World Program: the opportunity to work elsewhere in the world for 6 weeks a year. Discounts on Classpass, a bike plan, and clothing repair service. A work environment where everyone feels heard, valued, and respected. This role will be based in Amsterdam. You are required to work from the LePub office at least 3 days a week. xfgnyzt Please note that you'll need a valid working visa or permit to work in the Netherlands.